MGASA-2020-0229 - Updated microcode packages fix security issues

Publication date: 24 May 2020
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0229.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 7

This microcode updates provides new microcode versions for the following
Intel Ice Lake and Sandy Bride family processors:

  Processor    Stepping Model     Update             Name
- ICL-U/Y      D1       6-7e-5/80 00000046->00000078 Core Gen10 Mobile
- SNB-E/EN/EP  C1/M0    6-2d-6/6d 0000061f->00000621 Xeon E3/E5, Core X
- SNB-E/EN/EP  C2/M1    6-2d-7/6d 00000718->0000071a Xeon E3/E5, Core X

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26662

SRPMS:
- 7/nonfree/microcode-0.20200520-1.mga7.nonfree

Mageia 2020-0229: microcode security update

This microcode updates provides new microcode versions for the following Intel Ice Lake and Sandy Bride family processors: Processor Stepping Model Update Nam...

Summary

This microcode updates provides new microcode versions for the following Intel Ice Lake and Sandy Bride family processors: Processor Stepping Model Update Name - ICL-U/Y D1 6-7e-5/80 00000046->00000078 Core Gen10 Mobile

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26662

Resolution

MGASA-2020-0229 - Updated microcode packages fix security issues

SRPMS

- 7/nonfree/microcode-0.20200520-1.mga7.nonfree

Severity
Publication date: 24 May 2020
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0229.html
Type: security

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